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‘Cheese-eating surrender-monkeys’ lose business due to US boycott
europemedia.net ^ | 13/02/2003

Posted on 02/13/2003 12:06:09 PM PST by new cruelty

French online cheese boutique, Fromage.com, is receiving a raft of e-mails from irate US customers who may like the cheese, but take offence at France’s position on Iraq, in what seems to be the start of an unofficial boycott of French goods, according to a report from Reuters.

While American lawmakers are drafting legislation to impose sanctions on French water and wine because of the country’s demand that a case for war against Iraq has yet to be made, and her hawkish columnists are calling France a nation of ‘cheese-eating surrender-monkeys,’ Main Street, USA has stopped ordering French cheese online.

Orders for Fromage.com have declined considerably, says the report, but Marc Refabert, the owner of the internet fromagerie, is not moved. "You've got to be adult. I don't think it's a very well thought-through reaction," said Refabert.

He expects the Americans will climb down in a few months, saying that French cheese just tastes too good.


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To: new cruelty
If we did I would suggest removing the torch and lifting a finger.
83 posted on 02/13/2003 1:28:43 PM PST by SouthParkRepublican
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To: LoneConservative
This French wine maker would love to hear from you and his email is still up.

contact@louisjadot.com
84 posted on 02/13/2003 1:30:13 PM PST by SouthParkRepublican
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To: southernnorthcarolina
209 cheese to boycott - does this mean the cliquot champagne is off the list too?

1. Abbaye de Belloc

2. Abbaye du Mont des Cats

3. Abondance

4. Affidelice au Chablis

5. Aisy Cendre

6. Ambert

7. Ami du Chambertin

8. Anneau du Vic-Bilh

9. Ardi Gasna

10. Aromes au Gene de Marc

11. Aubisque Pyrenees

12. Autun

13. Babybel

14. Baguette Laonnaise

15. Banon

16. Beaufort

17. Bleu d'Auvergne

18. Bleu de Gex

19. Bleu de Laqueuille

20. Bleu de Septmoncel

21. Bleu Des Causses

22. Bougon

23. Boule Du Roves

24. Boulette d'Avesnes

25. Boursault

26. Boursin

27. Bouyssou

28. Brebis du Lavort

29. Brebis du Lochois

30. Brebis du Puyfaucon

31. Bresse Bleu

32. Brie

33. Brie de Meaux

34. Brie de Melun

35. Brillat-Savarin

36. Brin

37. Brin d' Amour

38. Briquette de Brebis

39. Briquette du Forez

40. Broccio

41. Broccio Demi-Affine

42. Brousse du Rove

43. Buchette d'Anjou

44. Butte

45. Cabecou

46. Cachaille

47. Calenzana

48. Camembert de Normandie

49. Cantal

50. Caprice des Dieux

51. Carre de l'Est

52. Cathelain

53. Cendre d'Olivet

54. Chabichou

55. Chabichou du Poitou

56. Chabis de Gatine

57. Chaource

58. Charolais

59. Chaumes

60. Chevres

61. Chevrotin des Aravis

62. Civray

63. Coeur de Camembert au Calvados

64. Coeur de Chevre

65. Comte

66. Coulommiers

67. Crayeux de Roncq

68. Crottin de Chavignol

69. Crottin du Chavignol

70. Cure Nantais

71. Dauphin

72. Delice des Fiouves

73. Dreux a la Feuille

74. Emental Grand Cru

75. Epoisses de Bourgogne

76. Esbareich

77. Etorki

78. Explorateur

79. Figue

80. Filetta

81. Fin-de-Siecle

82. Fleur du Maquis

83. Fondant de Brebis

84. Fontainebleau

85. Fougerus

86. Fourme d' Ambert

87. Fourme de Haute Loire

88. Fourme de Montbrison

89. Frinault

90. Fromage a Raclette

91. Fromage Corse

92. Fromage de Montagne de Savoie

93. Fromage Frais

94. Galette du Paludier

95. Galette Lyonnaise

96. Gaperon a l'Ail

97. Gastanberra

98. Goutu

99. Grand Vatel

100. Grataron d' Areches

101. Gratte-Paille

102. Greuilh

103. Gris de Lille

104. Guerbigny

105. Ile d'Yeu

106. L'Aveyronnais

107. L'Ecir de l'Aubrac

108. La Taupiniere

109. La Vache Qui Rit

110. Laguiole

111. Langres

112. Laruns

113. Le Brin

114. Le Fium Orbo

115. Le Lacandou

116. Le Roule

117. Lingot Saint Bousquet d'Orb

118. Livarot

119. Lou Palou

120. Lou Pevre

121. Lyonnais

122. Macconais

123. Mamirolle

124. Margotin

125. Maroilles

126. Mascares

127. Matocq

128. Metton (Cancoillotte)

129. Mimolette

130. Mixte

131. Mont D'or Lyonnais

132. Morbier

133. Morbier Cru de Montagne

134. Mothais a la Feuille

135. Munster

136. Murol

137. Nantais

138. Neufchatel

139. Niolo

140. Olivet au Foin

141. Olivet Bleu

142. Olivet Cendre

143. Ossau Fermier

144. Ossau-Iraty

145. P'tit Berrichon

146. Palet de Babligny

147. Pas de l'Escalette

148. Pate de Fromage

149. Patefine Fort

150. Pave d'Affinois

151. Pave d'Auge

152. Pave de Chirac

153. Pave du Berry

154. Pelardon des Cevennes

155. Pelardon des Corbieres

156. Perail de Brebis

157. Petit Morin

158. Petit Pardou

159. Petit-Suisse

160. Picodon de Chevre

161. Pithtviers au Foin

162. Poivre d'Ane

163. Pont l'Eveque

164. Port-Salut

165. Pouligny-Saint-Pierre

166. Pourly

167. Pyramide

168. Quatre-Vents

169. Quercy Petit

170. Raclette

171. Reblochon

172. Regal de la Dombes

173. Rigotte

174. Rocamadour

175. Rollot

176. Romans Part Dieu

177. Roquefort

178. Roule

179. Rouleau De Beaulieu

180. Rustinu

181. Sainte Maure

182. Saint-Marcellin

183. Saint-Nectaire

184. Saint-Paulin

185. Salers

186. Sancerre

187. Selles sur Cher

188. Soumaintrain

189. Sourire Lozerien

190. St. Agur Blue Cheese

191. Tamie

192. Taupiniere

193. Tomme Brulee

194. Tomme d'Abondance

195. Tomme de Romans

196. Tomme de Savoie

197. Tomme des Chouans

198. Tommes

199. Touree de L'Aubier

200. Tourmalet

201. Trappe (Veritable)

202. Trois Cornes De Vendee

203. Trou du Cru

204. Truffe

205. Valencay

206. Venaco

207. Vendomois

208. Vieux Corse

209. Vignotte


The brie is warming up on the counter but I bought it a while ago ...
85 posted on 02/13/2003 1:33:59 PM PST by Tunehead54 (Yo! Human shields? Fore!)
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To: onetimeatbandcamp
Thats right...we went to Vietnam after the Viet Cong kicked their sorry cheese at Diem Bien Phu. Then I think they sent some of their generals to Washington to work w McNamara(how else did we screw up in Nam)

Other French things to boycott: Perrier, Evian, Dijon mustard (esp those made in FrogLand), French movies, French language, French wines, the France Pavilion at Disney World's EPCOT Center
86 posted on 02/13/2003 1:37:15 PM PST by UCFRoadWarrior (Its not about Iraqi oil...Its about Saddam's gas)
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To: onetimeatbandcamp
.....excerpted from "A Short List of French Military Victories".....

Hundred Years War - Mostly lost, saved at last by female schizophrenic who inadvertently creates The First Rule of French Warfare: "France's armies are victorious only when not led by a Frenchman."

American Revolution - In a move that will become quite familiar to future Americans, France claims a win even though the English colonists saw far more action. This is later known as "de Gaulle Syndrome", and leads to the Second Rule of French Warfare: "France only wins when America does most of the fighting."

French Revolution - Won, primarily due the fact that the opponent was also French.

The Napoleonic Wars - Lost. Temporary victories (remember the First Rule!) due to leadership of a Corsican, who ended up being no match for a British footwear designer.

The Franco-Prussian War - Lost. Germany first plays the role of drunk Frat boy to France's ugly girl home alone on a Saturday night.

World War I - Tied and on the way to losing, France is saved by the United States. Thousands of French women find out what it's like to not only sleep with a winner, but one who doesn't call her "Fraulein." Sadly, widespread use of condoms by American forces forestalls any improvement in the French bloodline.

.....I'm still laughing about the "French Revolution"....

87 posted on 02/13/2003 1:39:03 PM PST by wbill
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To: SouthParkRepublican
Heck. What else can we boycott?


French whine, champagne, trips to france, peugots, truffles, berets (sorry Monica), Galois smokes; cognac (including B&B - sniff) - Additions welcome!
88 posted on 02/13/2003 1:40:21 PM PST by Tunehead54 (Yo! Human shields? Fore!)
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To: onetimeatbandcamp
We did fight one war with them--the Quasi-War or "Undeclared Naval War with France" following the XYZ Affair, back when John Adams was President. We probably would have had a declared war with them sooner or later if Napoleon had not decided to sell the Louisiana territory to the U.S.
89 posted on 02/13/2003 1:40:25 PM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: UCFRoadWarrior; yonif; M. Thatcher; onetimeatbandcamp; new cruelty; Ciexyz
Screw the french! The french of 1776 are different creatures from the sissified modern shadows.

Boycott frech champagne!! Make that a symbol!
Better yet start calling american sparkling wine, (which is the same animal as chanpagne just that the grapes are not from the champagne region of france) Champagne.

The way i see it if the french can steal the name feta cheese from the Greeks, the US wine makers can just as easily procure the GENERIC NAME Champagne to apply to ANY bubbly white wine.

The french may have their politics on the left but they keep their wallets on the right. Imagine how they would react if a bottle of Dom drops to 1/2 of what it goes for now? OR even better if they can't give the overated wine away?
90 posted on 02/13/2003 1:41:10 PM PST by longtermmemmory
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To: SouthParkRepublican
Sent!
91 posted on 02/13/2003 1:46:23 PM PST by Cuttnhorse
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To: Tunehead54
Customer: Aah, how about Cheddar?
Owner: Well, we don't get much call for it around here, sir.
Customer: Not much ca--It's the single most popular cheese in the world!
Owner: Not 'round here, sir.
92 posted on 02/13/2003 1:47:12 PM PST by B Knotts
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To: onetimeatbandcamp
I don't see whats wussy about losing 1.7 million of your citizens

It's called: SURRENDER.

Twit.

93 posted on 02/13/2003 2:01:22 PM PST by M. Thatcher
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To: new cruelty
I spell it "W-H-I-Z"
94 posted on 02/13/2003 2:07:00 PM PST by My2Cents ("...The bombing begins in 5 minutes.")
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To: Tunehead54
I meant "What else can we boycott that we might really buy?" but good point on the Champagne and cognac. Ill look up Moet, Crystal, Dom and Chivas and list the contacts.
95 posted on 02/13/2003 2:07:13 PM PST by SouthParkRepublican
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To: mountaineer
Buy the world's best cheddar from yer Northern neighbours, eh! Okay...and the beer's good too, same with da salmon, oh, and doncha fergit the oysters.Oh, and you pork lovers out there, ya can't beat Ontario pork!

We're onboard, don't fret....
96 posted on 02/13/2003 2:09:35 PM PST by habs4ever
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To: Tennessee_Bob
Wow, i never figured you for a gourmand ;-)
97 posted on 02/13/2003 2:11:46 PM PST by habs4ever
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To: new cruelty
Maytag Blue, one of the world's best cheese made here in the USA
98 posted on 02/13/2003 2:13:46 PM PST by MadelineZapeezda
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To: schaketo
Here's mine - off to look for more frenchy sites - suggestions welcome! Mssr. Pascale,

I ran across a reference to your site. Normally I'd happily bookmark such a site and return occasionally to place an order.

On 9-11-01 we were attacked. We are at war. It will be a long war. "You are either with us or you are with the terrorists". President George W. Bush (9-20-01 - or thereabout).

Jerry Lewis is an idiot. President Bush (Yale & Harvard), running rings around his dimocrat rivals and the world "leaders", is not.

However with the French government's position regarding our (and your) national security regarding Iraq and NATO (see Turkey ) - I will not even consider buying a French product.

We are not isolationists. We own a Toyota Land Cruiser and a Lexus LX 470 - (foreign trucks), we eat brie, snails, drink Veuve Cliquot, Cognac; etc.

No more. If its from france forget it.

Au revoire - sorry I only speak Spanish and English - its an attempt to say "Buh Bye!" in french..

(Th54)

PS: I'll continue to enjoy "french" fries as I understand they are an American invention. Not sure about "french" dressing though - I'll have to check on that one. Oh and one last thing - we're substituting the "Australian Kiss" for the "French Kiss" - its like the french kiss except its done "down under". ;)

All things considered its a definite improvement.



99 posted on 02/13/2003 2:16:01 PM PST by Tunehead54 (Frogs suck!)
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To: new cruelty

100 posted on 02/13/2003 2:16:59 PM PST by My2Cents ("...The bombing begins in 5 minutes.")
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